Enhanced expression of transglutaminase 2 in anterior polar cataracts and its induction by TGF-β in vitro

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1293-1298

  Wan, X H ^c   Lee, Joon H ^a   Lee, E H ^b   Koh, H J ^a   Song, J ^a   Kim, E K ^a   Kim, C Y ^d   Lee, J B ^a   Kim, S Y ^a   Yao, K ^c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSGLUTAMINASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADAVERINE; CATARACT; CELL LINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 0036829149     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1293     Document Type: Article

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